Quality of life comparison

live 12.7 years longer

In Djibouti, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022. In Aruba, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.

make 6.4 times more money

Djibouti has a GDP per capita of $6,500 as of 2023, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $41,300 as of 2022.

be 70.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Djibouti, 26.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Aruba, that number is 7.7% as of 2016.

be 74.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Djibouti, approximately 46.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Aruba, on the other hand, 12.1 children do as of 2022.

have 46.8% fewer children

In Djibouti, there are approximately 21.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Aruba, there are 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 53.7% more likely to have access to electricity

In Djibouti, approximately 65% of people have electricity access (54% in urban areas, and 36% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Aruba, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 92% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 40.6% more likely to have internet access

In Djibouti, approximately 69.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2021.

spend 72.2% more on education

Djibouti spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Aruba spends 6.2% of total GDP on education as of 2016.

see 78.2% less coastline

Djibouti has a total of 314 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.